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Great loss
It is stated that when people do something, they like to think of what they will gain from their doing. Sometimes, they must think oppositely like what they will lose, when they do that. For example, some meditators said when they meditated, they gained nothing and wasted time. However, they lost anger, anxiety, depression, insecure…
The way things are
It is stated that what is gone is gone, what’s done is done, this is a worth life lesson, which we should learn and that teaches us to accept things cannot be changed and encourages us to move on with whatever arises in life.
Intention in the here-and-now
It is stated that the past and future are in our head. In fact, we have only here and now, which are in our hands; we can control it or change it for the better. However, the past has gone, nothing we cannot do about it and so neither the future. When we realize this,…
Comparison
It is stated that comparison brings about conflict to life; it is either inferior or superior. It is inferior when we feel, we don’t have possessions like others. It is superior when we feel, we have much more than the others. We should be like nature, neither compare oneself to anyone nor complain anything, like…
Put it down
It is stated that a man asked one master (Ajahn Char) what he is teaching his students. Before answering the question, the master pointed at the big stone and told the man to lift it up. The man did so, and the master asked him if it is heavy. He answered, “Yes sir, it is…
It will pass like seasons
It is stated that a tree stands strong through four seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. It grows green in Spring, passes the heat in Summer, leaves fall in Autumn and stands tall through the freezing weather in Winter. However, it still stands strong and lives throughout horrible weather of the four seasons. Therefore, we…